uint16

Property	Value
Size	2 bytes (16 bits)
Minimum value	0
Maximum value	216−1 = 65,535
Literal suffix	u16
Representation	Binary, wraps modulo 216
Hardware support	Native on all supported targets

uint16 is a compact unsigned integer for 16-bit units — a fixed-width type whose size is identical on every target platform. It stores non-negative values in plain binary and wraps modulo 2¹⁶ on overflow.

Literals

let a: uint16 = 65535;  // explicit annotation
let b = 8080u16;        // type suffix

If a literal value does not fit in uint16, the compiler emits an error at compile time. See Literals for decimal, hexadecimal, octal, and binary forms.

Typical Use Cases

• UTF-16 code units
• TCP/UDP port numbers
• Small counters and 16-bit bitmasks

Arithmetic

Operator	Description	Compound
+	Addition	+=
-	Subtraction	-=
*	Multiplication	*=
/	Division	/=
%	Remainder	%=
**	Exponentiation	n/a

let a: uint16 = 10;
let b: uint16 = 3;

let sum  = a + b;   // 13
let quot = a / b;   // 3   truncates toward zero
let rem  = a % b;   // 1   always non-negative

Division truncates toward zero. Because unsigned values are never negative, both the quotient and the remainder are always non-negative.

Overflow. Unsigned arithmetic wraps modulo 2¹⁶ in both debug and release builds — it never triggers a fatal error. Subtracting past zero wraps to a large value rather than going negative (0 - 1 yields 65535), so prefer a signed type for any value that can legitimately fall below zero.

Comparison

Operator	Description	Result
==	Equal	bool
!=	Not equal	bool
<	Less than	bool
<=	Less than or equal	bool
>	Greater than	bool
>=	Greater than or equal	bool

Both operands must have the same type. Comparing uint16 with another integer type — or with a signed type such as int16 — is a compile-time error; cast one operand explicitly first.

Shift and Bitwise

Right shift on an unsigned value is logical: the vacated high bits are filled with zeros, never a sign bit. Left shift likewise fills the vacated low bits with zeros.

let u: uint16 = 20;  // 0b00010100
let l = u << 2;      // 80   logical left shift
let r = u >> 2;      //  5   logical right shift, zero-filled

Unsigned types are the natural home for bit manipulation; the operators & (AND), | (OR), ^ (XOR), and ~ (NOT) are all defined.

let a: uint16 = 0b1100;  // 12
let b: uint16 = 0b1010;  // 10
let and = a & b;         // 0b1000 = 8
let or  = a | b;         // 0b1110 = 14
let xor = a ^ b;         // 0b0110 = 6

Conversion

Rux performs no implicit numeric conversions — every conversion uses the as operator. Widening zero-extends, preserving the value; narrowing keeps only the low-order bits; a same-width unsigned↔signed cast reinterprets the bit pattern.

let x: uint16 = 65535;
let wide = x as uint32;  // 65535  zero-extended, value preserved
let byte = x as uint8;   // 255    narrowed, low 8 bits kept
let s    = x as int16;   // -1     same width, bits reinterpreted

See Also

• int16 — signed counterpart of the same width
• Signed Integer Types — the signed integer family